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20 Seconds
What is the amount of time that must be spent to wash hands properly?
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Name and Date of birth
What are the two identifiers required to properly identify a patient?
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Remove yourself from the area and try to contain by closing doors/windows.
Call 711 and Activate Code Orange
When walking down the corridor you come across a large chemical spill on the floor. What do you do 1st and what code should be activated?
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Yes, ALL injuries must be reported even if you believe you are fine. Sometimes an injury will cause a problem days later.
While wheeling a patient on a stretcher, you sustain what appears to be a mild injury to the top of your foot. Does this need to be reported? Why or Why not?
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Nurse or Charge Nurse
When delivering a blood product to a nursing unit, who should you directly give it to?
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Faucets and inside sink
What two items are considered always contaminated and should never be touched after washing hands?
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Apologize
Even if the issue was not your fault
What is the VERY FIRST response you should provide to a patient if they complain to you about something?
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Emergency Management Plan Activation
What does a Code Green indicate?
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Wheels must be locked whenever a patient is lifted off the floor. For all other types of lifts with the Viking, the wheels need to be unlocked.
A patient falls on the floor and the nursing staff has asked for your assistance to get the patient back to bed. The Viking machine will be used. Based on your knowledge of this device, should the wheels on the device be LOCKED or UNLOCKED for this type of lift?
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Place it in the Shred-It Bin
How do you properly dispose of a document containing protected health information such as name, DOB, SS #, etc.?
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Wet time= How long the item must remain wet with the disinfectant product for proper disinfection.
Wet time is located on product label Need to know wet time so items can be properly disinfected.
What is meant by the term "Wet Time" for a disinfectant wipe, where do you find this information, and why is it important to know?
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Go to the nearest exit/stairwell and observe for anything suspicious. Report anything that does not seem right to Security right away.
When a Code Amber is called overhead, what should you do if you are not transporting a patient?
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711
What is the correct number to call for any emergency at Putnam Hospital?
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Absolutely not ! Never socialize with any corrections patients in or outside the hospital as this is against DOC rules.
You are transporting a Dept. of Corrections patient who comes to PHC on a regular basis. He is very friendly and has asked you to be friends with him on Face book. Would this be OK for you to do?
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Wait for the patient and keep your PPE on.
If a patient is a PUI or Covid Positive and is brought to CT Scan from the ED or a Nursing Unit, what must you do while the patient is having the test?
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Read the isolation sign posted outside the room
What is the best way to determine what PPE must be worn for a particular type of isolation?
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R= Rescue
A= Alarm C= Confine E= Extinguish
What does RACE stand for and explain how you would perform each item?
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Only those staff members who have been certified in (CPI) Crisis Prevention Intervention training.
What staff are permitted to respond to a Code Gray situation?
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Facial droop, weakness of one side of the body, inability to speak, inability to smile, trouble walking or dizziness, severe headache, trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
Name 3 signs a patient might exhibit if they are having a stroke?
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A= Acknowledge
I= Introduce D= Duration E= Explain T= Thank You
What does AIDET Stand for?
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Gown, double gloves, eye protection, N-95 mask
What is the PPE required for Covid-19
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Vocera the unit that the patient is on the way.
Do not leave the patient, use Vocera to call a staff member from the unit to come into the room. NEVER leave the patient alone in the room.
When bringing a New Admission/PACU patient to their room, what must be done before transporting the patient?
After bringing this patient to the room, nobody is there to meet you, what do you do? |
Do not enter the unit and bring the patient to a safe location away from the area.
Call 711 and activate Code Silver
While returning a patient in a wheelchair to 4N, you suddenly hear rapid gunfire and people screaming. What two things should you do next?
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Maximum of 35 pounds
What is the maximum amount of weight a health care worker can lift before having to use safe patient handling equipment according to NYS law?
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Bed in low position, top rails up, bed plugged into console, Call bell in reach, no spills or fall hazards, and inform staff that patient is back
Name all that should be done/checked before leaving a patient in their room after transport?
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